Friday, April 1, 2011

History & Bible: Martin Luther and Ezra

Martin Luther
In History this week we will begin studies on Martin Luther and the Reformation.

Monday: Reading cards and worksheets for "Martin Luther Begins the Reformation." I will also assign each of you a book, "Thunderstorm in Church", read chapters 1, 2 and 3 Monday night.

Tuesday: Pretending you are a newspaper reporter in Wittenburg at the time that Luther nails his 95 theses to the door, you will write a story about what his document states and what this means for the church. "Thunderstorm in Church", read chapters 4, 5 and 6 Tuesday night.


Wednesday: Vocabulary exercise, you will be given a list of words, after defining them, you will write a paragraph using each word in a sentence to describe Luther and his work.  "Thunderstorm in Church", read chapters 7, 8 and 9 Wednesday night.


Thursday: I will give you a packet with questions to answer about your reading so far from "Thunderstorm in Church". We will discuss Chapters 1 - 9, then complete chapters 10,11 and 12 this night.


Friday: We will write a two paragraph summary of our book and review for our test over "Martin Luther and the Reformation" on Monday.

Ezra Returns!
In Bible this week we will complete our work on Ezra.

Monday: We will review our reading we did last week and discuss our worksheet about this lesson. Then I will introduce you to a card game that helps you remember all the people that returned to Judah with Ezra.

Tuesday: Reading cards and worksheet for "Ezra forbids Intermarriage".

Wednesday: Read Chapters 9 & 10 from the book of Ezra then complete the Project 1 worksheet

Thursday: Tree project and "Attacking the Holy Seed". Why was it important for God's people to keep their lineage pure? Who eventually was born from this blood line? If you think you know, come in to class this Monday and I will give you 3 hole punches on your card.

Friday: Review for our test over "Ezra Returns" and "Ezra Forbids" which will be on Monday.